<p>hey!
well, i am applying to </p>
<p>UCLA
UCSD
UCI
UCR</p>
<p>in order of preference
my GPA is a 3.0 unweighted
during my freshman year i got about a 2.0 gpa
sophomore year i got about a 3.2 gpa
and junior year i got about a 3.75 gpa</p>
<p>SAT
reading 660
math 800
writing 700</p>
<p>SAT 2
math II 800
Literature 720</p>
<p>so what are my chances for these colleges? i realize that alot are reaches, but yeah</p>
<p>What is your UC GPA? I am assuming it is probably around 3.6 or even 3.5.
UCSD - slight reach
UCLA - reach
UCI - in
UCR - safety</p>
<p>whats UC GPA? is that just sophomore and junior year? if so it is around 3.5 yeah</p>
<p>also, does what i choose as my major have ANY effect on my chances?</p>
<p>Your gpa is under the average for most, if not all of these schools. Hopefully, you're SAT will make up for it. And UC gpa isn't the same as your weighted gpa, if you were gauging it based off your weighted gpa for soph + junior years.</p>
<p>UCLA - high high reach
UCSD - high reach
UCI - slight reach
UCR - match (unless they have something against your gpa)</p>
<p>Are you interested in UCSB or UCD? you would probably have a really good chance getting in there. Try out some CSUs too, your test scores are great-I'm jealous- gpa is a little low, but you have a good shot.</p>
<p>thanks alot guys, but does what major you pick affect your chances of acceptance at all?</p>
<p>yeah ucla and ucsd will be a bit tough, ucla more so, but the others in. </p>
<p>chance back?</p>
<p>If your regular GPA during your sophomore and junior years averages a 3.5, then your UC GPA is somewhere between 3.5 and 3.8 depending upon how many honors/AP/IB classes you took.</p>
<p>With your very high SAT I and SAT II scores (which will make up for the slightly lower GPA at UCI), your chances are as follows:</p>
<p>UC Berkeley/UCLA--Reach</p>
<p>UCI--Match</p>
<p>UC Riverside--Safe Match</p>
<p>And yes, your choice of majors will affect this slightly--mostly at UCI--less at the other schools.</p>
<p>Probably the toughest majors to get into at UCI will be Engineering, the Health Sciences (including Biology), and possibly Business and Information and Computer Science. All the rest will be easier to get into. </p>
<p>Here's what I'd do if I were you--if you took at least 3 year-long honors classes during either your sophomore or junior years (combined), then I'd not worry about the major. But if you took less honors courses than this, then I'd apply for one of the less popular majors.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>thanks for all the quick responses guys!
In one of my essays, i talk about my goal to become an optometrist, so should I still go with Bio? I took 2 honor/ap courses in soph and junior year</p>
<p>If it's in your essay, then yes, you'll need to apply for that major.</p>
<p>Hopefully it won't hurt you too much in the admissions process--after all, there are a lot of excellent Biology schools in the UC system.</p>
<p>Because of you wanting to go into biology (and then optometry), I'd suggest you apply to UC Santa Cruz also, since that way, if you don't get into UCI, you'll probably get into UCSC, which has one of the better Biology programs in the UC system (that and Computer Gaming are their two top ranked programs). (I'm not so sure how good UC Riverside's biology program is).</p>
<p>P.S. Check out all the possible biology major variants at UC Santa Cruz at this weblink:
Biological</a> Sciences Degree Programs</p>
<p>As you can see if you compare the UCI and UCSC programs to UC Riverside's--the UC Riverside program is not quite as good as the ones at the other two schools.</p>
<p>Your chances at UCSC--Safe Match</p>
<p>ok thanks! i'll add in UCSC, but i still might be tempted to go to UCR even if i get into UCSC, as my family owns a house near UCR, but I will definitely keep UCSC open. I also might add UCD and UCSB.</p>
<p>So i'm just gonna go with BIO as a major then</p>
<p>If your family lives near UCR--and you can therefore save the $800 per month or so that it will cost for housing--then that's another matter. (My own sister lives in Temecula, and her daughter is considering attending UCR for the same reason, so I can relate).</p>
<p>In your case, this is probably even more important, since you will want to save money for your optometry school education (after you finish your bachelors degree).</p>
<p>Good luck at all your schools--and I hope you enjoy yourself wherever you end up attending.</p>
<p>P.S. My own son is at Indiana University at Bloomington--which has a top-rated optometry school.</p>
<p>Well, technically we just own a house there :) so no family!
but, isn't it true that you need to live in the dorms for like the first two years or something?</p>
<p>of course, even then I can save alot of money in my 3rd and 4th years, but i'm just wondering</p>
<p>You don't have to live in the dorms, but they suggest that you do for the first year to "meet new people" and "build friendships." I still think it would be smart to try the dorms the first year. I heard it's fun. I loved UCSC. You walk through the forest to get to your classes.</p>
<p>I am applying with Bio as a major, but i did not take the biology SAT 2. Does that matter?</p>
<p>I am applying with Bio as a major, but i did not take the biology SAT 2. Does that matter?</p>
<p>It's unusual, but no, it should not matter. If you want to explain your reason why in a supplemental statement, do so--but it is not required.</p>
<p>Your freshman GPA won't count, and UCs look at upward trend. Besides, this is unweighted we're talking about. Riverside is definitely a safety, not a match, people. :)</p>
<p>Irvine: Match
UCSD: Reach
UCLA: High Reach</p>
<p>ok, thanks calcruzer and logicwarrior!</p>